
JOHN DEACON WIRD 70: STILLER QUEEN-BASSIST BEWAHRT SICH EIGENSINN
- Aug 19, 2021
Queen bassist John Deacon will turn 70 on August 19. He was the last to join Queen in 1971 and remained the most secretive musician in the British quartet until the end. Deacon never had a lead vocal part, unlike his colleagues, but wrote the band some of its biggest hits. These include "Another One Bites The Dust" (1980, US #1, UK #7, D #6), "I Want To Break Free" (1984, US #45, UK #3, D #4), "You're My Best Friend" (1976, US #16, UK #7) and "Friends Will Be Friends" (1986, UK #14, D #20). On the albums, Deacon's songs often provided resting points and lightheartedness. Thus, pieces like "Misfire", "You And I", "Who Needs You" or "Cool Cat" came from his pen. John Deacon remained the only Queen musician who maintained the image of unapproachable arrogance paired with uncompromising stubbornness until the end. When Brian May and Roger Taylor began to strike more moderate tones towards the press, Deacon continued to show rejection. This was true in the case of the Queen appearance in Sun City, South Africa, in 1984, as well as in the decision not to continue Queen after Freddie Mercury's death. Since the beginning of the nineties, he has strictly refused to perform with his former band. John Deacon considers the live incarnation with Adam Lambert as a "tribute band".